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Eunoia means “beautiful thinking” and we produce beautiful writing in beautiful books. Eunoia Publishing was established in 2009 by five writers who are passionate about literature. Publishing has been going through major changes all over the globe and New Zealand, with its small population and geographic iso- lation, has been one of the first to have to meet and successfully overcome these challenges. We are committed to ensuring that our wonderful creative fiction and non-fiction authors are given the exposure they deserve, both in New Zealand and elsewhere.

Our message appears to have resonated with authors and independent publishers in many cultures. We have therefore been expanding rapidly and forming close culturally significant partnerships with publishing houses in New Zealand and in other countries.

Publishing is not about size but about vision and commitment. As writers ourselves, and as people with a broad range of experience in many other, we bring a unique, innovative, collaborative approach to our authors’ work, to our publishing partners here and overseas, and to incorporating the best of new technologies and business practices.

Reading is one of the most significant engagements that minds of all ages and backgrounds can make. When we read, we engage not only with an author but with other places, cultures, times and philosophies. Most of all we engage with the imagination and creativity of not only the author, but our own minds. Eunoia Literature

Seriously beautiful writing. Seriously beautiful books.

Eunoia Literature is an independent publisher of print and digital books.

Eunoia means ‘beautiful thinking’ and is synonymous with quality publishing.

We specialise in literary fiction, and high quality non-fiction. Titles

A memoir of childhood in Two stories, two immi- An event scars a family - it’s a compelling read, war torn Shanghai. grants, two times, one time gives it redemption. tackling tough family is- home. sues with authority and originality. - NZ Listener

A brilliant mind in turmoil A quirky book for adults An award-winning short Classic wit like you’ve nev- story in Eunoia’s special er seen it before. A Eunoia Leaf Edition format. Leaf Edition.

An imaginative classic from An iconic tale of childhood a great literary mind, repro- frustrations. A Eunoia Leaf duced in Eunoia’s special Edition. Leaf Editions format Red Dust Over Shanghai Imagine the flipside of Empire of the Sun.

A German boy grows up in Shanghai’s International Settle- ment in the shadow of World War II. He is the son of a dip- lomat and lives a sheltered, privileged life. But his world is changing. It is the time of the Japanese occupation, Chennault’s Flying Tigers, the atom bomb, the Japanese surrender and Mao’s Red Army gathering in the hills.

This memoir tells of the personal loss and change that those crossfire times bring to the Tyl von Randow boy’s family. It also tells of the love and courage that help him through.

The family flees Red China and in 1952 finds a new home in New Zealand. The boy is fourteen. Sixty years later he dusts off his memories and writes them down.

Tyl von Randow’s Shanghai childhood spanned the Japanese occupation of China, the post-war period of Ameri- can rule and the Red Army’s eventual triumph. His family moved to New Publisher Eunoia Publishing Zealand when he was fourteen. His Author Tyl von Randow memoir of this dramatic time, Red Dust ISBN 13 978-0-9941047-7-9 Over Shanghai, will be published in Published August 2016 July 2016. A former architect, Tyl has Format Paperback received awards for his work in both Extent 368 pp, b&w with phto- NZ and the UK. He is also an actor graphs and has worked in theatre and film. He Memoir lives at Bethells Beach in the Waitakare Territories available: Ranges. World except New Zealand Rich Man Road Rich Man Road is the story of two women immigrants to New Zealand and their interconnect- ing stories .

Olga - In 1944, twelve-year-old Olga allows an untrue rumour to circulate in her Dalmatian village. That misunder- standing reverberates through the final stages of World War II, the refugee camps of Egypt and finally, a new life in New Zealand.

Pualele - Nine-year-old Pualele arrives in New Zealand in 1978 as part of an illegal family adoption. Life is confusing and frightening as police conduct dawn raids searching for Pacific Islanders who have overstayed their visas. When she is finally called back to Samoa as an adult, she must decide who she is and where she belongs. “This is poignant, layered and told with confidence Ann Glamuzina and strength. Ann Glamuzina is an exciting new writer on the scene” - Rae McGregor, Radio New Zealand NZ Bestseller Ann Glamuzina is a former lawyer who now writes full-time. Her debut novel, Rich Man Road, is based partly on the real-life story of her Croatian family, and spent several weeks on the NZ Fiction Bestseller List. Ann is a co-au- Publisher Eunoia Publishing thor of The Bitter Sweet Philosophies Author Ann Glamuzina and is currently working on her sec- Extent :255 pp, portrait, b&w ond novel, Little Swallow. She lives in ISBN 978- 0-9941047-3-1 Published 2015 Auckland Format Paperback Literary fiction Territories available: World except New Zealand Sleep Sister When the past won’t leave you alone...

On the last day of 1979, sisters Gilly and Marina and their little brother Davy are running wild with all the other children at a remote campsite on a beautiful Northland beach. While the adults party, the children’s games grow more reckless.

Over the next seven years, the Duggan family tries to forget the tragic events of that night. But 1987 is the year that blows everything apart. A death in the family creates seismic shifts in loyalty. Trust is betrayed and new allegiances are formed. As the excesses of the early 80s come to an abrupt halt, the past resurfaces in the most unexpected ways.

“Beautifully written Karen Breen and enthralling” - Jemma Richardson, Flaxroots Productions

Karen Breen is the author of Sleep Sister and co-authored The Bitter Sweet Philosophies. She is a former journalist, television producer/director and documentary maker. Born and educated in Auckland, she lived for many years in Publisher Eunoia Publishing London where she made programmes Author Karen Breen ISBN 978--0--9941047-2-4 for: Channel 4, The BBC, Sky and Chan- Published March 2015 nel 5. She is currently working on her Format Paperback second novel. Extent 220 pp, b&w 155 x 100mm Literary fiction Territories available: World except New Zealand Days Are Like Grass A beautiful summer. An ugly past that won’t stay buried.

Paediatric surgeon Claire Bowerman has reluctantly returned to Auckland from London. Calm, rational and in control, she loves delicately repairing her small patients’ wounds. Tragically, wounds sometimes made by the children’s own families. Yossi wants to marry Claire. He thinks they’ve come to the safest place on earth, worlds away from the violence he knew growing up. He revels in the glorious summer, the idyllic islands of the Hauraki Gulf. But Roimata, Claire’s fifteen-year-old daughter, is full of questions. Why is Claire so secretive about her past? Why won’t she talk to the man who could solve the mystery that domi- nated her childhood? All Claire wants to do is run.

This is a novel about a woman caught between the past and the present. And about her need to keep everybody safe. Especially herself. “I’d defy anyone to dis- card it without getting Sue Younger to the end. It’s closely observed, and vivid.” -Michael Gifkins, Literary Agent

A New Zealand Top Ten Bestseller

Sue Younger has been a television documentary maker for twenty-five years. Her films have won several awards, including Best Documentary in the Film and Television Awards (Learn- ing New Stuff) and a Media Peace Publisher Eunoia Publishing Author Sue Younger Prize (Autism - Life Among Strang- ISBN 13 978-0-9941047-6-2 ers). In 2014, she won the North and Published July 2016 South short short story prize with her Format Paperback story, Ninja, and was a finalist in the Extent 240 pp, b&w Kobo Prize, 2014. Sue currently lives in Literary fiction Melbourne with her son and husband. Territories available: This is her debut novel. World except New Zealand Vivienne’s Blog A work of chilling suspense

An acclaimed masterpiece of suspense, this psychological thriller is a mesmerising journey into the mind of a brilliant but disturbingly deceitful woman who uses an encrypted blog to communicate with her ex-lover, Callum. Hauntingly poetic, the ingenious plot leaves you guessing till the end. Through her often lyrical, at times deeply philosophical, and always utterly engrossing writing, Vivienne conveys her thoughts, her memories, and her peculiar version of events. Obsession leads Vivienne to stalk Cal and his new partner, Mary—and worse. But when she is arrested and placed in a psychological hospital, a shocking truth causes her entire narrative to become suspect. Does her refusal to acknowl- edge this point to truth, manipulation and deceit, or the delusions of an increasingly demented mind?

“Books like ‘Vivienne’s Blog’ Stephen Leaton are the reason I love being a book reviewer . . . every now and then I’ll find a piece of gold. When that golden nugget turns out to be a from a first- time Kiwi novelist it’s all the more special.” Stephen Leaton is the author of - Diane McCarthy, Whakatane Beacon Vivienne’s Blog. His second novel, Confessions of an Ape (The Several Minds of Richard) and an anthology of short stories and poetry, Disturbing Thoughts, are both due to be released Publisher Eunoia Publishing next year. Leaton is also a co-writer of Author Stephen Leaton The Bitter Sweet Philosophies. A law- ISBN 978-0-9941047-9-3 yer with some thirty years’ experience, Published January 2015 he has published many articles in Format Paperback or leather bound newspapers and magazines and holds Extent 392 pp, b&w, 228 x 153mm Literary fiction various legal and educational degrees Territories available: World except New and professional qualifications, as well Zealand as a PhD in Creative Writing. The Bitter Sweet Philosophies A picture books for grownups

People interpret paintings in various ways. But ask a group of writers to respond, and you enter strange and unexpected worlds.

The Bitter Sweet Philosophies is an art book with a difference, in which a collective of writers known as KK Jart engage with the surrealist vision of internationally acclaimed artist, Nick Fedaeff.

The paintings in The Bitter Sweet Philosophies explore life through a child’s eyes. Each painting has, Fedaeff says, “a real life behind it,” and is KK Jart inspired by a childhood memory. The pictures KK Jaart is a collective of writers who depict the universal emotions of joy, curiosity come and go from the group. They and fear, which speak to adults and children share a love of great literature, humour alike. and beautiful ideas.

Appraising each painting in the collection – Bittersweet Philosophies was the work there are 55 in total – with daring and imagina- of these wonderful people: Nick Fe- tion, the writers illuminate, satirise, amuse and daeff (the artist); Karen Breen; Ann Gl- often surprise and unsettle. They conjure up amuzina; Stephen Leaton; Tim Heath; ancient wisdoms, fairy stories, personal medita- Katie Henderson; Judith White. tions and accepted truths.

Publisher Eunoia Publishing Author KK Jaart ISBN 978--0-9941047-0-0 Published July 2014 Format Hardback Extent 112 pp, colour , 215 X 215mm Literary art fiction Territories available: World except New Zealand Eunoia Leaf Editions

Eunoia Leaf Editions are wee bit special.

Tiny books beautifully presented, each book is either a single short story, a collection of two or three micro stories, or a short non-fiction or opinion piece.

They may be classics or from contemporary authors.

Leaf Editions are just the right size to read over a coffee, in the hotel lobby, on public transport, or while passing the time.

They are small enough to slip into a pocket or purse and each one bears a distinctive foil cover image, has gorgeous coloured inside covers and are a delight to hold and read. Strandings Award-winning short fiction

Strandings won the fiction prize of the Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Writing in 2009.

The theme of the competition was ‘the place of human be- ings in the universe’ and was chosen to coincide with the 2009 International Year of Astronomy.

It was described by the judge as “a poignant, fresh, evoc- ative and original story involving a whale, a karesansui garden and a suburban Auckland family”.

Katie Henderson

Katie Henderson’s short stories have appeared in journals, collections and been broadcast on radio. Her writing prizes include the BNZ Katherine Mans- field Novice Award, the Commonwealth Broadcasting Prize for Australasia, the Fish International Short Story Prize, and Publisher Eunoia Publishing Limited the NZ Royal Society Manhire Prize for Author Katie Henderson Creative Science Writing. She is a script ISBN 978-0-9941316-9-0 consultant for the screenplay, Manhunt, Format Paperback which is currently under development Extent 18 pp, b&w with the NZ Film Commission. Contemporary single short story Territories available: World except New Zealand Leacock’s Lessons

Stephen Leacock’s self-deprecating humour often bears a sharp barb of social commentary.

The four stories here are from his ‘Literary Lapses’ short stories. The first deals with Leacock’s character’s inability to deal with simple banking transactions and the second and third are aimed squarely at a stereotype of the rich of the time, as well as the sense of naïveté sometimes associated with the view from outside of the wealthy castles of million- aires. The last story deals with insurance.

Stephen Leacock

(1883-1924) Stephen Leacock was born in England and educated in Toronto, Canada. He studied at University College, Toronto, becoming a part time teacher to fund his degree. After his doctorate, he was William Dow Professor of Political Publisher Eunoia Publishing Limited Economy and chair of Economics and Author Stephen Leacock Political Science at McGill University. ISBN 978-0-9941316-8-3 Format Paperback Leacock supplemented his income Extent 21 pp, b&w with short pieces of fiction and humour Classic short stories and for a time was the world’s most Territories available: popular English speaking humourist. World except New Zealand The Burrow

The Burrow is an unfinished story. The protagonist is an unnamed and undescribed creature whose life appears to revolve around the continuously evolving defensive building works of its home. It is not as well-known as his other pieces but deserves to be given more prominence. It is odd and strangely affecting. Like many of his stories Kafka infuses the work with slanted, dry humour.

Franz Kafka

(1883-1924) Franz Kafka was born in Prague (then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.) He finished none of his novels and seems to have destroyed most of his work. He asked his friend Max Brod to destroy the rest at his death but Brod Publisher Eunoia Publishing Limited disobeyed. He worked as a lawyer in Author Franz Kafka the Worker’s Accident Insurance Insti- ISBN 978-0-9941316-5-2 tute for the Kingdom of Bohemia. His Format Paperback brilliant and unusual works are often Extent 21 pp, b&w regarded as pessimistic but are sub- Classic short stories Territories available: ject to widely differing interpretations. World except New Zealand The Doll’s House

The Doll’s House is the delightful story of the Burnell and the Kelvey children. It centres around the doll’s house recently given to the privileged Burnell children.

The story is more than it seems; a commentary on class differences and human similarities, it reflects Katherine Mans- field’s own concerns with the plight of oppression.

Katherine Mansfield

(1888-1923) Katherine Mansfield’s short stories are universally acclaimed. Her first book, In a German Pension, was published in 1911 but her reputation was forged by two later books, Bliss and Other Stories (1920) followed by The Garden Publisher Eunoia Publishing Limited Party and Other Stories(1922). One of Author Katherine Mansfield the first modernist writers, she died at ISBN 978-0-9941316-6-9 the age of 34 after a long struggle with Format Paperback tuberculosis. Born in Wellington, Man- Extent 21 pp, b&w sfield moved to London in 1903. An Classic short stories annual writing residency at her home Territories available: in Menton, Villa Isola Bella, is available World except New Zealand to New Zealand authors.

Steam Press

Superb, award winning speculative fiction - science fiction and fantasy at its best.

Founded by entrepreneur Wellington publisher Stephen Minchin, Steam Press specialises in speculative fiction. Fantasy, horror, and science fiction; utopias, dysto- pias, and the coming apocalypse; punks of the cyber, steam, and diesel persuasion – these are our raison d’être.

Established in 2011, Steam Press published three books in 2012 and all of these were shortlisted for Sir Julius Vogel Awards, with both The Prince of Soul and The Light- house and Mansfield with Monsters going on to win. Meanwhile, Stephen (the publish- T E A M er at Steam Press) won an SJV for services S to sci fi, fantasy, and horror. It was a pretty good night out. Three further books followed in 2013, two were released in 2014, and one book was released in 2015.

P R E S S Titles

Her classic stories Our mythology A quest through One of the best of A brilliantly witty with new twists. meets our modern times, places, and fantasy available. romp, both within world lifetimes. and commenting on the genre.

Emotions chang- Book One of the Book Two of the Book Three: The Book Four: The ex- ing reality, sublime coming-to-age of a winged genera- Flight continues to citing conclusion. spirituality, and a unique genetically tion continues the search for a physical prescient imagin- enhanced group of dangers and joys of and social home for ing of an atavistic humans. their fragile exis- existence. President. tence.

Book One of Four Book Two of four A man and a boy Book One: Young Book Two: Young planned: Beautifully planned: The bio- find themselves adults deal with adults deal with portrayed post-apoc- logical and cultural without pasts in a fantastical creatures fantastical creatures alyptic world where seeds of recovery strange, surreal, and adventures in and adventures in the Library and its are under threat post-apocalyptic an exciting fantasy an exciting fantasy knowledge are the from dwindling world of broken ma- world. world. key to civilisation’s chines and journey revival. to an uncertain goal. T E A M S

Mansfield with Monsters P R E S S The untold stories of a New Zea- land icon

Katherine Mansfield is one of New Zealand’s most famous and influential writers. While her work is well known, many will be surprised to learn that the ‘accepted’ versions of her stories are often pale reflections of the original manuscripts. For the first time that Mansfield’s vision of the supernatural has been published in full – a dream that she often spoke of in her correspondence with occultist Aleister Crowley and American author H. P. Lovecraft. Matt and Debbie Cowens have pieced together recently recovered fragments of her work, recreating Mansfield’s beloved tales as they were first written, complete with vampires, ghouls, and alien monsters. These versions will delight those in the literary community who always suspected that there was more to Mansfield’s work than we had Genre: mash up / science fiction / fantasy been led to believe.

Winner of the 2013 Sir Julius Matt & Debbie Cowens Vogel Award for best collected work

Named one of the New Zealand Listener’s 100best books of 2012

“To put it simply, Mansfield with Monsters is quite brilliant.” Matt & Debbie are teachers based in - Herald on Sunday Kapiti, New Zealand. Katherine Mansfield

Publisher Steam Press Author Katherine Mansfield, with Matt and Debbie Cowens ISBN 978-0-9876635-0-4 Format Paperback Extent 238 pp, b&w mash up/sci fi/fant Territories available: World except New Zealand T E A M S

The Wind City P R E S S Wellington. The wind city. New Zealand’s home of art and culture, but darker forces, forgotten forces, are starting to reappear.

Aotearoa’s displaced gods and monsters – the patupa- iarehe, taniwha, and ponaturi of legend – have decided to make Wellington their home, and while some have come looking for love, others have arrived in search of blood. A war is coming, and few can stand in their way. Saint (lovably fearless, temporarily destitute, currently unable to find a shirt) may be our only hope. Tony, suddenly unemployed and potentially a taniwha herself, has little choice but to accept the role her bloodline dictates. And Hinewai, who fell with the rain? If she can’t find her one true love, there’s a good chance that none will live to see the morning.

Shortlisted for the 2014 Sir Julius Summer Wigmore Vogel Award for Best Novel

“From the very first page, it is clear that this is something dif- ferent. The writing is exuberant, the descriptions fantastical... Wigmore has brought Maori myth to life in a completely new, unex- Summer Wigmore was born in Ham- pected way” ilton and now lives in Wellington. Her debut novel, The Wind City, was - New Zealand Booklovers Shortlisted for the 2014 Sir Julius Vogel Award for best novel, a considerable achievement given that she was only 20 when it was published. Her depic- tion of a Wellington complete with its Publisher Steam Press parallel world of Maori spirits (iwi atua) Author Summer Wigmore drew widespread praise. Inspiration for ISBN 9780992257866 the book came while sitting on a bus, Format Paperback Extent 328 pp, b&w imagining unseen eyes in the shadows Urban fantasy and crevices of the city. She loves Territories available: urban fantasy and weaving fairy tale World except New Zealand elements into contemporary fiction. T E A M The Prince of Soul and the Lighthouse S

P R E S S What happens when we die.

This has been the third question on mankind’s FAQ list since the dawn of time (numbers one and two being: Is this edible? and Excuse me, would you care to breed?). I know what happens. Believe me, I’d rather not. But I do. There is a lighthouse, and it guides our souls along the narrow path to being reborn as humans. It’s the light at the end of the tun- nel. Unfortunately, as my undead granddad and the Tibetan special mission monk in my kitchen have kindly told me, there’s a problem with the lighthouse. And if the world is to be saved, someone needs to fix it. Which is where I come in: George Larson, eighteen years old. Who could possibly be better suited to save the world? Well, almost anyone. Espe- cially as being a teenage guy is nothing at all about question three but all about questions one and two. And really, that’s complicated enough as it is.

Winner of the 2013 Sir Julius Vogel Award for best youth Fredrik Brouneus novel.

“Great characters . . . laugh out oud material . . . just brilliant” - Radio New Zealand Fredrik is a Swedish writer who has lived in Dunedin since 2009. In July 2013 his first English novel, The Prince of Soul and The Lighthouse, won the 2013 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Youth Novel. His previous books include a children’s sci-fi thriller (The Publisher Steam Press Hunt for the Energy Gizmo, 2006) and Author Fredrik Brouneus a young adult pop novel, (Yoga for ISBN 9780473195779 Rockstars, 2008) both of which were Format Paperback published in Swedish. His works have Extent 302 pp, b&w been translated into several languag- YA science fiction es. Territories available: All English speaking T E A M The Sovereign Hand S P R E S S The difference between hope and despair turns on the tiniest thing. Thorn, the gilded capital: bedecked in steam and the dust of convoys bearing riches from all across the earth. From here, wise and ruling hands have ensnared all Aurawn ina great story, a Primacy of Peace. A land where every person – human, gobelin, or drake – can dream, toil hard and succeed. Of course, not everyone sees things that way. But when Alexa Temperen stands above Crucible Square and de- nounces the First and all his government for their injustices, the last thing she imagines is that she’ll soon be working for them, as a champion: one of the Sovereign Hand. Because prophecy has spoken.Evil is stirring, and Alexa is just one of five unlikely heroes chosen to face it. They each have their doubts, and in her darkest moment Alexa still must decide: put pride aside and fight for a government she despises, or turn her back on her calling, leaving millions at the mercy of an unimaginable terror ... Shortlisted for the 2015 Sir Ju- Paul Gilbert lius Vogel Award for best novel

A grand and highly original work of fantasy ... Quite possibly one of the best works of fantasy ever published in New

Zealand Paul Gilbert (Ngai Tahu, pakeha) was -SFFANZ Reviews shortlisted for the 2015 Sir Julius Vogel Award for best new talent and has twice placed Highly Commended in the biannual Pikihuia Awards for Maori Writers (Huia’s Short Story Collections 7 and 8). His debut novel - a fantasy/ Publisher Steam Press modern folk tale, The Sovereign Hand, Author Paul Gilbert was published in 2014. He has an Hon- ISBN 978-0-9941089-3-7 ours Degree in Political Science from Format Paperback Victoria University, with further majors Extent 451 pp, b&w Fantasy in Anthropology and English Literature, Territories available: and a Graduate Diploma in Primary World except New Zealand Teaching. T E A M S

Tropic of Skorpeo P R E S S Princess Juraletta has spent her entire life in Venera Castle but is about to be married to the crusty old Fissionable Duke. Will her life ever be interesting? And, given his medical condition, will her husband survive their wedding night? Meanwhile, Rhameo is having more adventures than one young prince can handle. Whoring in the Gardens of Fles- chimor, hunting tigers in the jungles of ancient Erath, being kidnapped by Amazons and sauced up for the evening meal. But his ambitious mother is arranging his marriage in the hopes of stabilising a galaxy riven by war. This does not bode well. Thankfully, the machinations of Lord Maledor, invading armies of Punkoids, Slutoids, and Sleazoids, space sirens, the amorous Octopus, and the mysterious Dark Magician should help bring the already simmering plot to the boil.

“Tropic of Skorpeo is vivid and Michael Morrissey fast-paced ... Skorpeo reminds me of Jasper Fforde’s books, and also of Lewis Carroll and Thom- as Pynchon as if seen on a Hunter S Thompson acid trip. Hilarious, often very sexual, occasionally puerile, undoubtedly clever.” – New Zealand Listener Michael Morrissey is known as an inventive writer of poetry, short stories and novellas. Since his first collection of poems was released in 1978, he has published several volumes of poetry, receiving notable awards for his work. His first collection of short stories won Publisher Steam Press the 1982 PEN Award for Best First Author Michael Morrissey ISBN 9780987663535 Book of Fiction. He has also edited Format Paperback key anthologies, written novellas, and Extent 300 pp, b&w written for the stage, radio and film. Sci fi/fantasy Territories available: World except New Zealand T E A M Downmind S P R E S S 2025. Suicide is rampant, people are gasping in the streets, and planes fall from the sky.

Medicine and technology can reverse the course, but humanity can’t seem to rally. By chance, a young Kiwi chemist stumbles across evidence that suggests that gravity and the air, indeed consciousness itself, are responding to a dispiriting force. But who – or what – is directing this energy? And can the mystery be solved before humanity sinks into the abyss?

“Cognitively estranging, richly imagined, and splendidly par- VO Blum VO Blum is a writer of several novellas. anoid, its vision of ‘contagious He is from the USA but now divides his time between several countries in hegemonic despair’ works its Oceania. way into the mind and settles there.” – Dr Dougal McNeill, Victoria University of Wellington

Best novella in 2012 SpecFic- NZ/Steam Press manuscript

Publisher Steam Press Author VO Blum ISBN 9780992251178 Format Paperback Extent 214 pp, b&w Science fiction Territories available: Limited T E A M Generation Icarus: First Flight S

P R E S S I was just an ordinary teenager with ordinary problems.

Then everything changed and I realised I wasn’t normal at all. I wasn’t even human. Rejected, terrified, confused, all I could do was run away. Find somewhere safe to hide and figure things out. Then I discovered I wasn’t alone.

When 17-year-old Tyler Owen starts having pain and fevers, he doesn’t think it’s a big deal. He’s wrong. Strange and burning growths appear on his back. His eyes change colour. And he can’t stop eating. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking emergence of his brand new wings. Wings that will simultaneously save and destroy his life.

Caught on camera, he’s an instant viral hit, attracting unwant- ed attention from everyone - the sinister Evolutionary Corpo- ration and a dubious religious cult known as the Angelists.

But the widespread media coverage also brings forward others like him. Together they form The Flight. Finding out the hard way what it means to be the first of a new JL Pawley species. We have only one way to survive. Fly.

This series has a massive following on social media with over 1.5 million reads on Inspired by her work with reluctant Wattpad alone as at September readers in a local high school, Jessica Pawley wrote an early draft of what 2016 was to become the novel First Flight, part one of the YA urban fantasy series Generation Icarus. A prolific author, over the next six years she wrote sev- Publisher Steam Press en novels. An experimental self-pub- Author Jessica Pauley lished edition of First Flight was cho- ISBN 978-0-9941387-3-6 sen as a Featured book on Wattpad Format Paperback in 2014, and won a Bronze award for Extent pp, b&w Readers Favorite in 2015. In early 2016, YA science fiction The Knowledge Keeper was shortlist- Territories available: ed for the national Tessa Duder Award. World T E A M Generation Icarus: Second Chance S

P R E S S We don’t know where we come from but we do know who we are. We are the Flight.

And somewhere out there are others like us. But can we find them before our enemies destroy us all? We are the hunters and the hunted. Survival comes down to one thing. We can fly.

Barely recovered from their its recent escape, the Flight is under pressure from inside and out. Miguel has taken the name Condor and his loyalty is now unquestioned. But ten- sion is quietly building between him and Hawk as they vie for Kestrel’s attention.

When Hawk mysteriously disappears, his friends have no choice but to continue their search for the elusive White Wings. But are they flying into a trap? JL Pawley Their enemies, the malevolent Evolutionary Corpo- ration and the fanatical Angelist cult, always seem to be one step ahead.

Inspired by her work with reluctant readers in a local high school, Jessica Pawley wrote an early draft of what was to become the novel First Flight, part one of the YA urban fantasy series Generation Icarus. A prolific author, over the next six years she wrote sev- Publisher Steam Press en novels. An experimental self-pub- Author Jessica Pauley lished edition of First Flight was cho- ISBN 978-0-9941387-4-3 sen as a Featured book on Wattpad Format Paperback in 2014, and won a Bronze award for Extent pp, b&w Readers Favorite in 2015. In early 2016, YA science fiction The Knowledge Keeper was shortlist- Territories available: ed for the national Tessa Duder Award. World T E A M Generation Icarus: Third Time Lucky S

P R E S S The Flight has been safe for months now. The locals have no idea that we spend every spare hour soaring high above their tiny rural town. It’s been the best summer ever. Of course, nothing lasts.

When a stranger appears, asking awkward questions, the young Icari knows the fragile peace is over. Their cover is blown, and their enemies are closing in. But even with the promise of another Icarus, and the possibility of a new haven, the Flight is divided. Tensions rise, tempers flare and loyalties are tested.

With the Flight splintering, Kestrel is once again caught in the middle. Her conscience pushes her after Condor, JL Pawley while her heart is not ready to give up Hawk. And she doesn’t know it, but there’s a new threat that will put all their lives at risk. Their only salvation lies in the last place they would ever want to go.

Love. Loss. Sacrifice.

How far will they go to protect each other?

Inspired by her work with reluctant readers in a local high school, Jessica Pawley wrote an early draft of what was to become the novel First Flight, part one of the YA urban fantasy series Generation Icarus. A prolific author, over the next six years she wrote seven novels. An experimental self-pub- Publisher Steam Press lished edition of First Flight was cho- Author Jessica Pauley sen as a Featured book on Wattpad ISBN 978-0-9941387-5-0 Format Paperback in 2014, and won a Bronze award for Extent pp, b&w Readers Favorite in 2015. In early 2016, YA science fiction The Knowledge Keeper was shortlist- Territories available: ed for the national Tessa Duder Award. World T E A M Generation Icarus: Final Stand S

P R E S S At first all we wanted was to be free. To be safe. But survival is not enough. Survival is not living.

Still reeling from the loss of two of its own, the Flight works hard to rebuild. When a broken heart and the promise of divine answers lures Condor back to the Angelists, Kestrel fears the Reverend’s plans are less than godly. But even she can’t predict what he has in store.

Back at the Flight’s refortified sanctuary, Hawk and the others are shocked when the Flock - a new group of Icari - makes contact. But how did they know where to find them? Where did they come from? And is their arrival a promise ... or a threat?

Both the Angelists and the Evolutionary Corpora- tion are poised to destroy everything the Flight has JL Pawley fought for.

With no way to escape and nowhere to fly, the Flight will be forced to make its final stand.

Inspired by her work with reluctant readers in a local high school, Jessica Pawley wrote an early draft of what was to become the novel First Flight, part one of the YA urban fantasy series Generation Icarus. A prolific author, over the next six years she wrote seven novels. An experimental self-pub- Publisher Steam Press Author Jessica Pauley lished edition of First Flight was cho- ISBN 978-0-9941387-6-7 sen as a Featured book on Wattpad Format Paperback in 2014, and won a Bronze award for Extent pp, b&w Readers Favorite in 2015. In early 2016, YA science fiction The Knowledge Keeper was shortlist- Territories available: ed for the national Tessa Duder Award. World T E A M The Knowledge Keeper S P R E S S All surviving knowledge is kept in the central Library and completely inaccessible to the last isolated human settlements. So if the people cannot come to the Library, then the Library comes to them.

Seventeen year old Jordan is a Knowledge Keeper, tasked with driving her nuclear-powered Library Bus through hostile terrain to the far-flung settlements and towns of the New Fed- eration. At the first stop on her first mission, she is given the worrying news that the two preceding Buses never arrived.

Despite strict Library rules, Jordan delays her schedule to give the settlers’ access to the information they des- JL Pawley perately need. While she waits, she distracts herself by tinkering with the Bus’s on-board Artificial Intelligence, which begins to take on startlingly human-like character- istics.

When a message from the Library sends her off route to investigate a signal that has been picked up from one of the missing Buses, Jordan is pulled into a complex and dangerous plot.

And the Knowledge Keeper realises there is far more to Inspired by her work with reluctant the world, than even the Library knows. readers in a local high school, Jessica Pawley wrote an early draft of what was to become the novel First Flight, part one of the YA urban fantasy series Generation Icarus. A prolific author, over the next six years she wrote sev- Publisher Steam Press en novels. An experimental self-pub- Author Jessica Pauley lished edition of First Flight was cho- ISBN 978-0-9941387-5-0 sen as a Featured book on Wattpad Format Paperback in 2014, and won a Bronze award for Extent pp, b&w Readers Favorite in 2015. In early 2016, YA science fiction The Knowledge Keeper was shortlist- Territories available: World ed for the national Tessa Duder Award. T E A M The Ark Keeper S P R E S S The Ark lies deep beneath the des- ert mountains; an oasis for life as it once was. But centuries of isola- tion have taken their toll and cre- ated deep divisions. Will Jordan and Kasper be welcomed, or reviled?

Following an attack by the barbaric Dikari, Jordan and Kasper are offered shelter in the Ark by a young scout called Zasha. Inside the Ark’s vast cave complex, generations have worked to preserve animal and plant species inside controlled biomes, supplied with water and geothermal energy from an under- ground river.

But the Ark can no longer sustain itself. Jordan and Kasper’s skills and technology represent hope; yet JL Pawley some of the Ark residents are almost religiously op- posed to any further meddling from human technology. Jordan’s bionic reliance and Kasper’s digitised form are considered near-abominations and spark bitter in-fighting, just at the point when their enemies seek to destroy the Ark and every living thing within it.

Inspired by her work with reluctant readers in a local high school, Jessica Pawley wrote an early draft of what was to become the novel First Flight, part one of the YA urban fantasy series Generation Icarus. A prolific author, over the next six years she wrote sev- Publisher Steam Press en novels. An experimental self-pub- Author Jessica Pauley lished edition of First Flight was cho- ISBN 978-0-9941387-6-7 sen as a Featured book on Wattpad Format Paperback in 2014, and won a Bronze award for Extent pp, b&w Readers Favorite in 2015. In early 2016, YA science fiction Territories available: The Knowledge Keeper was shortlist- World ed for the national Tessa Duder Award. T E A M The Factory World S P R E S S A dream, and a thousand miles away is their only way home.

“Some people can’t see certain things the world makes. It gets in them like a thorn and turns in a bad way. Cuts them up from inside, and gets a bleed going. And that makes a person weak. And in a world like this, kid, that’s enough to get you killed.” Waking in a pipe in a silent forest, unable to remember how he got there or where he came from, Simon finds himself walking a rusting railway track with a mysterious stranger who cannot even remember his own name. Abandoned factories and eerie mannequins dot their path, falling stars lighting the night sky and searing holes through the earth to reveal a maze of pipes beneath. A dream, and a thousand miles away is their only way home. But they are not alone on this factory world, and soon realise that they are fighting for their lives . . .

“A considerable imaginative Joseph Edward Ryans accomplishment, and definite- ly absorbing. Watch this guy’s space.” - Herald on Sunday

Joseph Edward Ryan’s critically acclaimed debut novel The Factory World (2103) was followed by The Glass Projector (2014), the first book in his Witches of Autumn series for nine to twelve year olds. The Amber Fountain, the second in the series, was Publisher Steam Press Author Joseph Edward Ryan released in 2015. Joseph Edward Ryan ISBN 9780992251109 is also an award-winning author of Format Paperback short fiction and has an MA in creative Extent 310 pp, b&w writing. Science fiction Territories available: World except New Zealand T E A M The Witches of Autumn: The Glass Projector S

P R E S S Thistle is having a terrible week.

Her mother has been incarcerated after throwing a pickled pumpkin through a window of the War Office, and now Thistle has been sent to stay with her aunt in Lily Gate. Mappo,

Thistle’s familiar, seems distinctly unimpressed, and even mak- ing friends with a gargoyle called Mr Pepper and a scheming snark called Epona hasn’t managed to improve his temper.

“An energetic story which Joseph Edward Ryans is vibrant in both plot and language. I lent the book to a twelve year old last week and he returned it (rather reluctantly) simply saying ‘more please’” - Barbara Murison Joseph Edward Ryan’s critically acclaimed debut novel The Factory World (2103) was followed by The Glass Projector (2014), the first book in his Witches of Autumn series for nine to twelve year olds. The Amber Publisher Steam Press Fountain, the second in the series, was Author Joseph Edward Ryan released in 2015. Joseph Edward Ryan ISBN 978-0994108975 is also an award-winning author of Format Paperback short fiction and has an MA in creative Extent 208 pp, b&w writing. Middle grade fantasy Territories available: World except New Zealand T E A M The Witches of Autumn: The Amber Fountain S

P R E S S

The Ghost Trials are looming, the war is still raging in the north, and Thistle still hasn’t managed to figure out how to charm crows.

Things can probably only improve, but then again, Epona’s plans surely won’t end well.

And what’s that we heard about a kraken?

“Rocketed to a most satisfy- Joseph Edward Ryans ing climax...The characters are fun and fascinating, they get to be suitably heroic, the young heroine saves the day, and the villain gets his just desserts. I was engrossed.” - SFFANZ Reviews Joseph Edward Ryan’s critically acclaimed debut novel The Factory World (2103) was followed by The Glass Projector (2014), the first book in his Witches of Autumn series for nine to twelve year olds. The Amber Fountain, the second in the series, was Publisher Steam Press released in 2015. Joseph Edward Ryan Author Joseph Edward Ryan is also an award-winning author of Format Paperback short fiction and has an MA in creative Extent 208 pp, b&w writing. Middle grade fantasy Territories available: World except New Zealand

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An award-winning writer Award-winning writer Beautifully illustrated, the This ten book series is teaches the value of set- provokes thoughts about story of a baby panda about a comical, clever, ting aside differences and intolerance and relation- abandoned naturally, com- and generous-spirited bird working together. ships. ing into contact with the who saves the village and modern human world. its surrounding inhabitants from dangers of all sorts.

A seven book series by A young city girl finds a A story about a French A young boy discovers the world acclaimed author new home in the country- girl who follows a Chinese wonders of life, death and chronicling the harsh reality side but it is threatened sailor to Shanghai during friendship. of two boys growing up by poverty and natural the devastating hardship of and still finding joy and disasters. the Cultural Revolution. humour in a rural village. Summer In the hot summer sun a group of animals are eagerly looking for a shady place to rest.

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“Cao writes beautifully about the complex lives of children facing great challenges. He is a deeply committed writer, whose own difficult childhood has been deeply influential on his writing in which there are no easy answers.” Cao Wenxuan is a deeply committed - The International Board on Books for Young People writer, whose own difficult childhood has been deeply influential on his writing. A professor at Peking University and a member of the Chinese Writers Publisher Twinkling Books Association’s national committee, Cao Author: Cao Wenxuan has penned over fifty titles. His sto- Illutrator: Yu Rong ries have been translated into many Translator: Dr Yan Ding (Lydia) languages. Cao Wenxuan’s numerous ISBN 978-0-9941387-2-9 accolades include the Chinese Gov- Format Paperback ernment Award for Publishing (2013), Children’s picture book and two Outstanding Book Awards Territories available: from China’s General Administration of Distribution only Australasia Press and Publication. Smoke In poetic language, this book tells a story about understanding and tolerance.

Mr Pang lives on the east side of the river and Mr Shou lives on the west. They argue over trivial things and forbid their children to play with each other, and in turn, even the children stop their dogs playing with each other.

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Cao Wenxuan is a deeply committed writer, whose own difficult childhood has been deeply influential on his writing. A professor at Peking University and a member of the Chinese Writers Publisher Twinkling Books Author: Cao Wenxuan Association’s national committee, Cao Illutrator: Yu Rong has penned over fifty titles. His sto- Translator: Duncan Poupard ries have been translated into many ISBN 978-0-9941387-1-2 languages. Cao Wenxuan’s numerous Format Paperback accolades include the Chinese Gov- Extent 24 pp, Colour ernment Award for Publishing (2013), Children’s picture book and two Outstanding Book Awards Territories available: from China’s General Administration of Distribution only Australasia Press and Publication. Wa-Wa The Wonder Bird A ten book series by China’s most famous children’s book author.

“The bird was awe-inspiring with its broad shoulders, tight and shiny feathers, and beautiful curved beak seemingly made out of horn. Its eyes were black and bright, flashing like shattered glass in moonlight. It had two short, thick legs with claws that looked capable of grabbing anything. Its tail looked a bit short for the size of its body. Its appearance was formidable and somewhat ferocious. After its recovery, the big grey bird decided to stay in Black Sparrow Town instead of pursuing its companions.”

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Cao Wenxuan is a deeply committed writer, whose own difficult childhood has been deeply influential on his writing. A professor at Peking University and a member of the Chinese Writers Association’s national committee, Cao has penned over fifty titles. His stories have been translated into many languages. Cao Wenxuan’s numerous Publisher Twinkling Boks accolades include the Chinese Gov- Author Cao Wenxuan ernment Award for Publishing (2013), Format Paperback and two Outstanding Book Awards Extent pp, b&w from China’s General Administration of Children’s mid-level reading book Press and Publication. Dingding & Dangdang This is a seven book series outlin- ing the sweet and sad adventures of DingDing and DangDang.

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This tells the moving tale of a young panda from birth in a no holds barred reality narrative, through the natural separation of mother and cub, to his growing to be a panda in the wild fending for himself who is found and taken into a human wild- life sanctuary.

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Writer, translator and president of the Overseas Chinese Literature and Art Association of Japan, Tang Yaming was born in Beijing in 1953.

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Young city girl Sunflower moves to the countryside and falls in love with the animals, plants, and landscape. She is taken in by the very poor family of the mute boy, Bronze, during the Cultural Revolution. The grim rural life of the times, the vulnerability of its people to natural disasters of weather and locust plagues, all form a background to the central question of whether Sunflower can stay with Bronze’s family whom she has come to love.

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Cao Wenxuan is the Winner of Hans Christian Anderson Award 2016

Cao Wenxuan is a deeply committed writer, whose own difficult childhood has been deeply influential on his writing. A professor at Peking University and a member of the Chinese Writers Association’s national committee, Cao has penned over fifty titles. His stories have been translated into many languages. Cao Wenxuan’s numerous Publisher Twinkling Books accolades include the Chinese Gov- Author Cao Wenxuan ernment Award for Publishing (2013), Format Paperback and two Outstanding Book Awards Extent pp, b&w from China’s General Administration of Children’s and YA novel Press and Publication. Glass Eye Beads Coming soon to Twinkling Books.

A French girl meets a Chinese sailor in Marseilles in 1925 and follows him to Shanghai where he will inherit his family’s silk business. Deprivation and the effects of war and the histori- cal turmoil of the Cultural Revolution over the next forty years circle around the motif of two inherited antique glass beads. This is their story.

Cao Wenxuan is the Winner Cao Wenxuan of Hans Christian Anderson Award 2016

Cao Wenxuan is a deeply committed writer, whose own difficult childhood has been deeply influential on his writing. A professor at Peking University and a member of the Chinese Writers Association’s national committee, Cao has penned over fifty titles. His stories have been translated into many languages. Cao Wenxuan’s numerous Publisher Twinkling Books accolades include the Chinese Gov- Author Cao Wenxuan ernment Award for Publishing (2013), Format Paperback and two Outstanding Book Awards Extent pp, b&w from China’s General Administration of Children’s and YA novel Press and Publication. The Grass House Coming soon to Twinkling Books.

Another full length novel for young readers describing the unforgettable junior school of Sangsang and his blossoming understanding of the friendship of teenagers, the resilience growing from hardships, the beauty of life in death, and be- ginning to comprehend the vastness of the true meaning of life.

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Book One of The Commonwealth Book Two of The Commonwealth Series by Chard Andrews. Series by Chard Andrews. Tarras Press The Commonwealth Series: Orion Rising All the promise of a Sci-Fi classic

It’s 2080 and Earth’s remaining population is crammed into the last habitable lands on the globe, where two warring factions – the Commonwealth and the Fringes – vie for dominance. With the rest of the planet a post-apocalyptic wasteland, all food is farmed on vast offshore barges, but it’s scarcely enough.

I’m Orion, second officer on the Cassiopeia, and our job is to ferry food from the sea-fields to Auckland’s insatia- ble population. Danny is our captain. He also happens to Chard Andrews be my dad, but our relationship has been crippled since my mum died fifteen years ago. Life is okay but stagnant until Samara comes along. As the trainee, she’s my re- sponsibility. She loves the sea, is beautiful and smart, and unfortunately we get along great. Too great. The internal complications which stem from our evolving relationship soon become irrelevant as clues about my mother’s death surface, setting us on the trail of her murderer. During our investigation, we stumble into a people-smug- gling network using our company’s ships to bring Illegals into the Commonwealth, bringing war with them. Chard Andrews, is a merchant navy captain and author. He has travelled the world since earning a scholarship as a marine cadet at age 17; backpack- ing in Africa for three months in between working on container vessels, cement ships, and charter boats. He is Publisher Tarras Press currently working on supply vessels in Author Chard Andrews the offshore industry. It was while he Format Paperback was working as a mate on a ship tend- Extent pp, b&w ing the oil rigs off the coast of Australia Maritime/science fiction/thriller that he had the idea for Orion Rising; a Territories available: nautical thriller set on similar vessels in World an overcrowded dystopian future. Tarras Press The Commonwealth Series: Polaris Burning Eighty years after the Apocalypse Wars, the northern hemisphere and most of the southern is a chemical wasteland.

The long-dormant hatred of the two remaining superpowers – the Commonwealth and the Fringes – is reawakened in the struggle for survival. Cyn was a prisoner of the Polaris Syndi- cate, held in a secret subterranean facility at Cape Horn. She is the first ever to escape. She flees to the Commonwealth, where she meets Bligh, a naval lieutenant in trouble for pro- testing the maltreatment of an illegal refugee. When a sea-rise is attacked by Syndicate forces and the inhabitants taken, Bligh’s brother Mylas and his childhood friend Alea are among those missing. Bligh believes they’re dead, but Cyn reveals the truth about the Cape, and makes a deal with him to help get them back.

Armed with stolen data and hitching a ride on a stealth submarine, they arrive at the Cape just in time to inter- cept and rescue Mylas and Alea as they are cornered by Chard Andrews some of the Syndicate’s genetically engineered super soldiers. The navy answers Bligh’s distress call, helping to blow open the whole operation, but not before it is revealed to Cyn that she herself is one of the genetically engineered weapons, programmed to believe she was a genuine victim with a family and a past.

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